I used my new meat dragga with Todd Huckabee 3/29 next to my B&M Duck Commander which was also new. One outing and the commander is retired! The Todd Rod was so sensitive and enough back bone to handle a 50lb Blue Cat in my opinion. When the slabs hit you lift swing unhook and are back in the water in 20 seconds. I got home, made a call and bought two more Monday evening. Even with my Garcia bait cast reel attached (which is just for line storage only) I fished all day and never got tired holding that rod. I caught all my crappie on it and one 2.5 sand bass on the B&M. As Mark says, once you use a Huckabee or as I call them a Todd Rod you will not use anything else. Worth every penny.